A man was taken to hospital after being stabbed outside a shop on a busy road in Salford on Saturday evening (June 24).
08.06.2023 - 19:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A 15-year-old boy riding an electric bike has died having smashed into a parked ambulance after being followed by police.
A huge emergency services response was launched following the incident. Police and paramedics were pictured along Langworthy Road on Thursday afternoon (June 8) following the fatal incident.
Police blocked off the road for a number of hours as serious collision investigators trawled the scene for evidence. An ambulance with a smashed windscreen was pictured within the cordon.
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Greater Manchester Police later confirmed officers followed the teenager, who was on an electronic bike, as he rode along Fitzwarren Street onto Lower Seedley Road in Salford.
Bollards 'prevented the police vehicle from continuing to follow' the rider, GMP said.
Moments later, a 'collision occurred between the cyclist and the ambulance'. Officers were not in pursuit at the moment of impact. The teenager sadly died. The incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
A spokesperson for the force said: "At around 2pm today, GMP traffic officers began following a boy riding an e-bike along Fitzwarren Street in Salford, onto Lower Seedley Road.
"Bollards prevented the police vehicle from continuing to follow the e-bike. A short time later, a road traffic collision occurred between the e-bike and an ambulance on Langworthy Road. The 15-year-old boy riding the e-bike sadly died.
"In line with normal proceedings, the incident has been referred to IOPC, who are now leading the investigation. A cordon remains in place on Langworthy Road.
"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the boy who tragically died."
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